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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

~Thankul Thursday~Be Thankful~

PSALM 107:1 NKJ1 Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercyendures forever.

It seems the more people have the less thankful they become.Today complaints are abundant, but thank you's are few.

COLOSSIANS 3:15 NKJ15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which alsoyou were called in one body; and be thankful.

Being thankful is not a choice for a Christian. If it wasimpossible, God would not have told us to do it.

So, why are people not thankful?

Gratitude is a mark of maturity. Ingratitude is a mark ofimmaturity. Babies are never thankful.

Neither are proud people thankful. Why? Because their mindsetis that they deserve not just everything they have, but evenbetter. "Why be thankful for something less than what youdeserve?" describes their thinking.

A funny thing you will notice if you consider it: unthankfulpeople are never happy. In fact, the more thankful a person is,the happier they are.

(This is an example of how acting on God's Word is for ourbenefit. God didn't invent commands just to be bossy.)

You will not be bothered with depression if you act on theWord of God and "be thankful." The cure for unhappiness isbeing thankful. Try it.

But how can you overcome the bad habit of ingratitude? Only bychanging your core beliefs. As long as you believe you aregetting a raw deal, or less than you deserve, you will neverbecome a thankful person.

But if you realize that you deserved punishment and eternalseparation from God -- yet in His mercy God instead gave youwhat He deserved, and EVERYTHING you have -- including everybreath you breathe -- is a gift -- then you will become athankful person. Taken from a Daily Devotion

19 comments:

Cheryl, I am smiling as I read your post. We do all need to be more thankful for each other and for our circumstances. So, why am I smiling...Well you will have to go my site. I have left you a "Beautiful blogger" award as a THANK YOU for participating in Tempt My Tummy Tuesday. So, see, some of us are still saying "thank you". :O)

Good stuff...girlfriend! I have been in the dumps lately due to all the changes that have happened way to fast. You are right about being thankful. The more I typed my Thankful list the better I felt. The more I have read the thankful blogs the better I feel.Girl...thanks for the encouragement and prayers. You have always been so great in commenting to me. It means so much.Have a fabulous week!Sweet Blessings,Darlene

Sing it, sistah!!!!!! The heart of the ungrateful grows seeds of bitterness and all kinds of angst. We need to be thankful in *all* things. Amen, Cheryl! You should be published with the wisdom and great teaching you share. Happy Thankful Thursday!

Blessings Cheryl...A well thought out post...and filled with God's Truth! Thanks for the posted correction as clarification!We have seen that a thankful heart reaps blessings! Gratitude is indeed an attitude! And it is a sad state for people with more to be less thankful! Both of these are very true! It's very freeing that the more thankful you are, the more you have to be thankful and the happier you are. So acting on God's Word does produce fruit! I'm so thankful for the Gift Jesus gave me & you~Hope in each day!